Illuminated street sign



June 24, 1930..

H. c. GEBAUER ILLUMINATED STREET SIGN :5 Sheets -Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 27, 1929 I V n gwoenfo'z Herman C GeZaueT i E attoznoqs June 1930- H. c. GEBAUER 1,766,119

' ILLiJMINATED STREET SIGN I Q Filed Feb. 27, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l I l I l l l l I l.

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June 24, 1930. a H. c. GEBAUER 1,766,119

ILLUMINATED STREET SIGN Filed Feb. 27, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Herman C Gezauer gwowwtoz members 7 adapted-to engage the fipri ght Patented June 24, 1930 I HERMAN Q-G B UERQOF 's'r. IfA'UL; MINNESOTA, ASSIGN'QR OF ONE-HALF T BERNARD v I J. M LMGREmer-fism. PAUL, MINNESOTA ,1

' This invention relates t6 means f-Grefficiently displaying the names of streets, highways and the 1ike,"particu1ai'1y at street .intersetiOhs-., '7 e f ismy ebje''t 'to pibifid'e an im roved sign Ofthis Class adapted for attachment to street f lamp-post's. my object'to provide' i'rfiproved meansfqr meuntilil'g a, pluralit of "s'ig'fis er namephttes fif' po's ition 01 1 ill-tilnineti'o'li by artificial light aswell' as bydayligfit and to-generally mprove the coil'strulct'ion and 'aiiitngement for properly illu mi nating such signs or plates andfor 'prbtectipg them from" mois- This'inve'fitih else 'iiiel ud'e s at hovel a1"- rengemeiit adapted to feeilitate' the I fiiouit ing of the "signs F611 '0fsts im d the ifplaerment of the -breakable'parts Whenthey be w came; b geken; v I

The invention will: be tsttnde smod by l efefe'nee to theaecompanyihg drawings in is a; peifspec'tiveiiew feiiepfithe auxiliary upen a streetflam'p of the'cliistei type and.-

has af pair-6f integral, rms-9 p fedially'blitward from itsire idsfand these armsha e outer'..exti-e1nities 10 tvhi c'hf'zi're bentitq prbject in parallel felatidfi tdeaeh othelz. Al -series of bolts l t-secure adj seen- 1;

I sed 7 et the common 1 intersection streets; four pf th eamembe e' 7; a e *pre w :xs 01621113 Slio'wh in Fig-1"arid w strtsign e In the form of ""Mefej pei'ticulatrly, it is obli'qtle support 17 dOt'tedlines in Fig. 2

l g e 1 image (if the sign and make i-t' visible'g'tos bolts d 1 1 inr axial 'al-ig riment Withetch other to; permit 0r name plate 13 is secured to each pair of'thearmse. 7 e

my invention s'hOWh in Figs; '1 i104, inclusive, I'm'ount each-otthe street signs 01 name 'late's 1-3 in substainti;

filly horizontal pe'si'tloh and support'it hi 4 a frame consistin of en dpiece 14-conneeted by longitudinal" bars 1 5 and 1e and an for a fefi'ebtbr' -18; etween hofizontally extendin flanges 011 the ends 14 ahd'fchannelslb male-are mounted (a trahsIueent plate -19 covering. the

'13 abbve 'a'nd al secefid trafislucent plate ,65 Weather Withth'e' plates" 19 and 20. Whenwithdravv'n 'ffdlh enga ement Wi'thsaid, plates, the-her I6 imiy' be lbweled t0 t and thus'ell'qw access to the sign l3 'v'vhen the-sameis td'be' insefted orreplecd or for the replacement (if 'th e'trenshlcent plates 1'9 and '20,"vvhi'ch maybe bfokeh in use. v I Projecting above find; along, the bit-'1' 1 6,

the position shown in reflectorfl8prejects obl'fqi ely' outward and, 7'

(ibserv'ersdnthe stfeet in Well kn ewri mail;-

might etherwisecolleet-onthe plate'wi "The" endpieces '14; 6f the frame are selifedby v tothe arm-ends1'0; the 'pa'ir otthe supporting each sign beimgarm'z1 gedof the arms of each unit being disposed in parallel relation to each other, a frame secured between each pair of parallel ends and a sign on each frame. 7

2. A street sign comprising at least three similar units, each'unit havinga clamping member adapted to engage an upright post or the like, each of formed at its ends with outwardly project-' ing arms arranged to be secured to the arms of the adjacent unit in, pairs, and the arms of each pair converging outward, means for securing the inner endsof said arms of each palr. in spaced relation to each other, a frame 1 secured toeach each frame. 3. In a pair of arms anda sign on a substantially horizontal and translucent sign adapted to be illuminated from above, a reflector disposed at an acute angle with 'said sign beneath the same to display the. image of said sign and an auxiliary reflector. projecting above said sign to reflect light therethrough.

4. In a sign of the class described, the combination with a central source of' light and a series of substantially images of the same and a series of auxiliary reflectors projecting above-said, signs adjacent to their outer edges to reflect light through said signs.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

HERMAN C. GEBAUER.

said members being' 7 street sign adapted to be secured to a lamp-post or the like,

horizontal, I translucent signs disposed around said source, a series of reflectors extending. obliquely downward and outward from said r source beneath said signs to receive the 

